Frankly, it doesn’t always precisely track the allocations that Gross makes in the mutual fund. Data released recently showed Gross raised the Total Return Fund’s allocation to Treasury bonds to 26% in December, from 23% in November and the highest proportion since July. See more fund allocations on Pimco’s website.

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